Police say teens, 16 and 17, participated in beating

9:32 PM,
Apr. 5, 2014

The scene of Wednesday's attack is shown at the corner of Morang and Balfour in Detroit.

Written by

Eric D. Lawrence
and Katrease Stafford

Detroit police arrested two teens Saturday in connection with the brutal beating of a tree trimmer from Clinton Township that has sparked outrage across the region.

The teens, ages 16 and 17, were arrested without incident early Saturday morning in the area of the beating on Detroit's east side, according to Detroit Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Woody.

Woody said the teens, who are from Detroit, were part of the group that beat Steve Utash, 54, on Wednesday, although he declined to discuss a motive for the attack. Utash was beaten after his pickup hit 10-year-old David Harris, and he stopped ...